fence-palings

Updated: January 4, 2026

They tore off the fence-palings to build their camp-fires; they broke down young fruit trees and pulled up evergreen shrubs; they ransacked barns and outhouses, stole hoarded apples, killed chickens, and frightened the negro slaves out of their small wits.

William Henry Venable - A Dream of Empire: Or, The House of Blennerhassett